UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest
event reported):
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February
7,
2008
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Aetna
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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1-16095
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23-2229683
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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151
Farmington Avenue, Hartford,
CT
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06156
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(Address
of principal executive
offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number,
including area code:
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(860)
273-0123
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Former
name or former address, if
changed since last report:
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Not
applicable
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Check
the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
of
the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ Written
communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
2 – Financial
Information
Item
2.02 Results of
Operations and Financial Condition.
On
February 7, 2008, Aetna Inc. issued a
press release announcing results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended
December 31, 2007. A copy of that press release is furnished herewith
as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated in this Item 2.02 by
reference.
The
information in this Form 8-K shall
not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities
of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and
Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
release of Aetna Inc. dated February 7, 2008 announcing results for
the
fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31,
2007.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
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Aetna
Inc.
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Date: February
7, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Ronald M. Olejniczak
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Name:
Ronald M.
Olejniczak
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Title:
Vice
President and Controller
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release of Aetna Inc. dated February 7, 2008 announcing
results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31,
2007.
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